Comments on: The Globes Are Off… And So Is The NAACP. http://www.postbourgie.com/2008/01/10/the-globes-are-off-and-so-is-the-naacp/ Mon, 21 Dec 2009 19:10:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Okay, now *this?* This might be blackface. « PostBourgie http://www.postbourgie.com/2008/01/10/the-globes-are-off-and-so-is-the-naacp/comment-page-1/#comment-3582 Okay, now *this?* This might be blackface. « PostBourgie Wed, 05 Mar 2008 22:07:43 +0000 http://postbourgie.wordpress.com/2008/01/10/the-globes-are-off-and-so-is-the-naacp/#comment-3582 [...] when we covered Angelina’s Image Award nomination, I briefly touched on my belief that playing Mariane Pearl was not, in fact, [...] [...] when we covered Angelina’s Image Award nomination, I briefly touched on my belief that playing Mariane Pearl was not, in fact, [...]

]]> By: Tabitha http://www.postbourgie.com/2008/01/10/the-globes-are-off-and-so-is-the-naacp/comment-page-1/#comment-3581 Tabitha Wed, 16 Jan 2008 05:21:38 +0000 http://postbourgie.wordpress.com/2008/01/10/the-globes-are-off-and-so-is-the-naacp/#comment-3581 Does anyone *really* care about the Image awards? I *get* why they do them but when there are only Barbershop and Tyler Perry films being made, really? We need an awards show for that? Does anyone *really* care about the Image awards? I *get* why they do them but when there are only Barbershop and Tyler Perry films being made, really? We need an awards show for that?

]]> By: slb http://www.postbourgie.com/2008/01/10/the-globes-are-off-and-so-is-the-naacp/comment-page-1/#comment-3580 slb Tue, 15 Jan 2008 12:51:47 +0000 http://postbourgie.wordpress.com/2008/01/10/the-globes-are-off-and-so-is-the-naacp/#comment-3580 I'm pretty sure it isn't. <a href="http://politicalpartypoop.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/07/blackface5.jpg" rel="nofollow">This</a> is blackface. This is <a href="http://www.pbs.org/wnet/broadway/stars/images/williams_b_pic2.jpg" rel="nofollow">blackface</a>. <a href="http://www.losanjalis.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/07/german-kids-in-blackface.jpg" rel="nofollow">This</a> is probably even blackface. But Jolie wearing a powder/foundation combo two or three shades browner than her own for a *biopic* on a woman with afro-cuban-dutch ancestry (meaning, arguably, she's not "Black" per se, to begin with, right?) seems tantamount to what forest whitaker and your girl kerry washington did to play idi amin and wife in <em>the last king of scotland</em>. people have called that blackface, too, and i just don't agree. blackface seemed to have been created solely for the purpose of minstrelsy (or for exaggerating black behavior and appearance to "comic" effect). for me, altering one's appearance to play a role in a film just isn't the same thing. what jolie, whitaker, and washington have done in these films where they've darkened their skin to better resemble the people they're playing is akin to what charlize theron did in <em>monster</em>, what eddie murphy does whenever he's a klump or a norbit's girlfriend or that jewish dude in <em>coming to america</em>, what deniro did for <em>raging bull</em>... and the list goes on. I’m pretty sure it isn’t. This is blackface. This is blackface. This is probably even blackface.

But Jolie wearing a powder/foundation combo two or three shades browner than her own for a *biopic* on a woman with afro-cuban-dutch ancestry (meaning, arguably, she’s not “Black” per se, to begin with, right?) seems tantamount to what forest whitaker and your girl kerry washington did to play idi amin and wife in the last king of scotland.

people have called that blackface, too, and i just don’t agree. blackface seemed to have been created solely for the purpose of minstrelsy (or for exaggerating black behavior and appearance to “comic” effect).

for me, altering one’s appearance to play a role in a film just isn’t the same thing. what jolie, whitaker, and washington have done in these films where they’ve darkened their skin to better resemble the people they’re playing is akin to what charlize theron did in monster, what eddie murphy does whenever he’s a klump or a norbit’s girlfriend or that jewish dude in coming to america, what deniro did for raging bull… and the list goes on.

]]> By: G.D. http://www.postbourgie.com/2008/01/10/the-globes-are-off-and-so-is-the-naacp/comment-page-1/#comment-3579 G.D. Tue, 15 Jan 2008 07:06:14 +0000 http://postbourgie.wordpress.com/2008/01/10/the-globes-are-off-and-so-is-the-naacp/#comment-3579 Are you sure Jolie's portrayal of Pearl isn't tantamount to blackface? It's not purposely demeaning or being played for laughs, but I wonder how much intent matters in this kind of thing. Are you sure Jolie’s portrayal of Pearl isn’t tantamount to blackface?

It’s not purposely demeaning or being played for laughs, but I wonder how much intent matters in this kind of thing.

]]> By: Aisha http://www.postbourgie.com/2008/01/10/the-globes-are-off-and-so-is-the-naacp/comment-page-1/#comment-3578 Aisha Mon, 14 Jan 2008 17:45:57 +0000 http://postbourgie.wordpress.com/2008/01/10/the-globes-are-off-and-so-is-the-naacp/#comment-3578 Is the NAACP showing black-brown solidarity? Taking Colored People literally? Does National Council of La Raza need to include us as well? Is the NAACP showing black-brown solidarity? Taking Colored People literally? Does National Council of La Raza need to include us as well?

]]> By: e http://www.postbourgie.com/2008/01/10/the-globes-are-off-and-so-is-the-naacp/comment-page-1/#comment-3576 e Sat, 12 Jan 2008 05:02:51 +0000 http://postbourgie.wordpress.com/2008/01/10/the-globes-are-off-and-so-is-the-naacp/#comment-3576 yeah i need the writer's strike to end about three weeks ago. now we're forced watch more bad reality tvs shows (although i'm (not-so) secretly excited for another season of flavor of love!). re NAACP awards: wow i guess it was a slow year for black people... interesting site, i followed leah here :) yeah i need the writer’s strike to end about three weeks ago. now we’re forced watch more bad reality tvs shows (although i’m (not-so) secretly excited for another season of flavor of love!).

re NAACP awards: wow i guess it was a slow year for black people…

interesting site, i followed leah here :)

]]> By: Leah http://www.postbourgie.com/2008/01/10/the-globes-are-off-and-so-is-the-naacp/comment-page-1/#comment-3577 Leah Fri, 11 Jan 2008 19:29:36 +0000 http://postbourgie.wordpress.com/2008/01/10/the-globes-are-off-and-so-is-the-naacp/#comment-3577 I just read an article (I forget the source... *my bad*) that said the real "losers" in all of this are the independent/small films that use major award shows to get mainstream recognition... And please, ugh, let the strike end... pay the writers so I can get new episodes! Thank goodness for the Wire... I just read an article (I forget the source… *my bad*) that said the real “losers” in all of this are the independent/small films that use major award shows to get mainstream recognition…

And please, ugh, let the strike end… pay the writers so I can get new episodes! Thank goodness for the Wire…

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